Download The PsycINFO Content Classification Code System

The PsycINFO Content Classification Code System
NOTE: This classification code system was designed to describe the content of the PsycINFO database, not the field of psychology.
2100 General Psychology
2140 History & Systems
2200 Psychometrics & Statistics & Methodology
2220 Tests & Testing
2221 Sensory & Motor Testing
2222 Developmental Scales & Schedules
2223 Personality Scales & Inventories
2224 Clinical Psychological Testing
2225 Neuropsychological Assessment
2226 Health Psychology Testing
2227 Educational Measurement
2228 Occupational & Employment Testing
2229 Consumer Opinion & Attitude Testing
2240 Statistics & Mathematics
2260 Research Methods & Experimental Design
2300 Human Experimental Psychology
2320 Sensory Perception
2323 Visual Perception
2326 Auditory & Speech Perception
2330 Motor Processes
2340 Cognitive Processes
2343 Learning & Memory
2346 Attention
2360 Motivation & Emotion
2380 Consciousness States
2390 Parapsychology
2400 Animal Experimental & Comparative
Psychology
2420 Learning & Motivation
2440 Social & Instinctive Behavior
2500 Physiological Psychology & Neuroscience
2510 Genetics
2520 Neuropsychology & Neurology
2530 Electrophysiology
2540 Physiological Processes
2560 Psychophysiology
2580 Psychopharmacology
2600 Psychology & the Humanities
2610 Literature & Fine Arts
2630 Philosophy
2700 Communication Systems
2720 Linguistics & Language & Speech
2750 Mass Media Communications
2800 Developmental Psychology
2820 Cognitive & Perceptual Development
2840 Psychosocial & Personality Development
2860 Gerontology
2900 Social Processes & Social Issues
2910 Social Structure & Organization
2920 Religion
2930 Culture & Ethnology
2950 Marriage & Family
2953 Divorce & Remarriage
2956 Childrearing & Child Care
2960 Political Processes & Political Issues
2970 Sex Roles & Women’s Issues
2980 Sexual Behavior & Sexual Orientation
2990 Drug & Alcohol Usage (Legal)
3000 Social Psychology
3020 Group & Interpersonal Processes
3040 Social Perception & Cognition
3100 Personality Psychology
3120 Personality Traits & Processes
3140 Personality Theory
3143 Psychoanalytic Theory
3200 Psychological & Physical Disorders
3210 Psychological Disorders
3211 Affective Disorders
3213 Schizophrenia & Psychotic States
3215 Neuroses & Anxiety Disorders
3217 Personality Disorders
3230 Behavior Disorders & Antisocial Behavior
3233 Substance Abuse & Addiction
3236 Criminal Behavior & Juvenile Delinquency
3250 Developmental Disorders & Autism
3253 Learning Disorders
3256 Mental Retardation
3260 Eating Disorders
3270 Speech & Language Disorders
3280 Environmental Toxins & Health
3290 Physical & Somatoform & Psychogenic Disorders
3291 Immunological Disorders
3293 Cancer
3295 Cardiovascular Disorders
3297 Neurological Disorders & Brain Damage
3299 Vision & Hearing & Sensory Disorders
3300 Health & Mental Health Treatment & Prevention
3310 Psychotherapy & Psychotherapeutic Counseling
3311 Cognitive Therapy
3312 Behavior Therapy & Behavior Modification
3313 Group & Family Therapy
3314 Interpersonal & Client Centered & Humanistic
Therapy
3315 Psychoanalytic Therapy
3340 Clinical Psychopharmacology
3350 Specialized Interventions
3351 Clinical Hypnosis
3353 Self Help Groups
3355 Lay & Paraprofessional & Pastoral Counseling
3357 Art & Music & Movement Therapy
3360 Health Psychology & Medicine
3361 Behavioral & Psychological Treatment of
Physical Illness
3363 Medical Treatment of Physical Illness
3365 Promotion & Maintenance of Health &
Wellness
3370 Health & Mental Health Services
3371 Outpatient Services
3373 Community & Social Services
3375 Home Care & Hospice
3377 Nursing Homes & Residential Care
3379 Inpatient & Hospital Services
3380 Rehabilitation
3383 Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation
3384 Occupational & Vocational Rehabilitation
3385 Speech & Language Therapy
3386 Criminal Rehabilitation & Penology
3400 Professional Psychological & Health Personnel
Issues
3410 Professional Education & Training
3430 Professional Personnel Attitudes & Characteristics
3450 Professional Ethics & Standards & Liability
3470 Impaired Professionals
3500 Educational Psychology
3510 Educational Administration & Personnel
3530 Curriculum & Programs & Teaching Methods
3550 Academic Learning & Achievement
3560 Classroom Dynamics & Student Adjustment &
Attitudes
3570 Special & Remedial Education
3575 Gifted & Talented
3580 Educational/Vocational Counseling & Student Services
3600 Industrial & Organizational Psychology
3610 Occupational Interests & Guidance
3620 Personnel Management & Selection & Training
3630 Personnel Evaluation & Job Performance
3640 Management & Management Training
3650 Personnel Attitudes & Job Satisfaction
3660 Organizational Behavior
3670 Working Conditions & Industrial Safety
3700 Sport Psychology & Leisure
3720 Sports
3740 Recreation & Leisure
3800 Military Psychology
3900 Consumer Psychology
3920 Consumer Attitudes & Behavior
3940 Marketing & Advertising
4000 Engineering & Environmental Psychology
4010 Human Factors Engineering
4030 Lifespace & Institutional Design
4050 Community & Environmental Planning
4070 Environmental Issues & Attitudes
4090 Transportation
4100 Intelligent Systems
4120 Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems
4140 Robotics
4160 Neural Networks
4200 Forensic Psychology & Legal Issues
4210 Civil Rights & Civil Law
4230 Criminal Law & Criminal Adjudication
4250 Mediation & Conflict Resolution
4270 Crime Prevention
4290 Police & Legal Personnel